LVMPD Definitions 100% Correct
Crime - CORRECT ANSWER-A crime is an act or omission forbidden by law,
punishable upon conviction by death, imprisonment, fine or other penal discipline.
Reasonable Suspicion - CORRECT ANSWER-Facts or circumstances, which
would lead a reasonable person to believe a crime has been, is being or is about to
be committed.
Probable Cause - CORRECT ANSWER-Probable cause exists when the facts and
circumstances known to the officer would warrant a prudent man in believing that
a crime had been committed and that the accused had committed it.
Arrest - CORRECT ANSWER-An arrest is the taking of a person in to custody in
a case and in the manner authorized by law.
Command presence - CORRECT ANSWER-A MANNER OF POSTURE AND
INTERACTION, WHICH CONVEYS AUTHORITY, COMMANDS
ATTENTION, SHOWS CONFIDENCE AND THUS INCREASES
CREDIBILITY.
De-escalation - CORRECT ANSWER-Officers should use advisements, warnings,
verbal persuasion, and other tactics and alternatives to higher levels of force.
, Officers should recognize that they may withdraw to a position that is tactically
more secure or allows them greater distance.
Imminent threat - CORRECT ANSWER-Refers to an impending violent act or
resistance that an officer reasonably believes will occur, based on the totality of the
circumstances.
Reasonable force - CORRECT ANSWER-Reasonable force is an objective
standard of force viewed from the perspective of a reasonable officer, without the
benefit of 20 20 hindsight, and based on the totality of the circumstances presented
at the moment the force is used.
Felony - CORRECT ANSWER-Punishable by death or imprisonment in the state
penitentiary.
Misdemeanor - CORRECT ANSWER-Punishable by fine of not more than $1,000
or imprisonment in the city or county jail for not more than 6 months, or by both
fine and imprisonment.
Gross Misdemeanor - CORRECT ANSWER-Punishable by fine of not more than
$2,000 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year, or by both fine
and imprisonment.
Low Level Force - CORRECT ANSWER-Low level force is a level of force or
control that is neither likely nor intended to cause injury.
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Crime - CORRECT ANSWER-A crime is an act or omission forbidden by law,
punishable upon conviction by death, imprisonment, fine or other penal discipline.
Reasonable Suspicion - CORRECT ANSWER-Facts or circumstances, which
would lead a reasonable person to believe a crime has been, is being or is about to
be committed.
Probable Cause - CORRECT ANSWER-Probable cause exists when the facts and
circumstances known to the officer would warrant a prudent man in believing that
a crime had been committed and that the accused had committed it.
Arrest - CORRECT ANSWER-An arrest is the taking of a person in to custody in
a case and in the manner authorized by law.
Command presence - CORRECT ANSWER-A MANNER OF POSTURE AND
INTERACTION, WHICH CONVEYS AUTHORITY, COMMANDS
ATTENTION, SHOWS CONFIDENCE AND THUS INCREASES
CREDIBILITY.
De-escalation - CORRECT ANSWER-Officers should use advisements, warnings,
verbal persuasion, and other tactics and alternatives to higher levels of force.
, Officers should recognize that they may withdraw to a position that is tactically
more secure or allows them greater distance.
Imminent threat - CORRECT ANSWER-Refers to an impending violent act or
resistance that an officer reasonably believes will occur, based on the totality of the
circumstances.
Reasonable force - CORRECT ANSWER-Reasonable force is an objective
standard of force viewed from the perspective of a reasonable officer, without the
benefit of 20 20 hindsight, and based on the totality of the circumstances presented
at the moment the force is used.
Felony - CORRECT ANSWER-Punishable by death or imprisonment in the state
penitentiary.
Misdemeanor - CORRECT ANSWER-Punishable by fine of not more than $1,000
or imprisonment in the city or county jail for not more than 6 months, or by both
fine and imprisonment.
Gross Misdemeanor - CORRECT ANSWER-Punishable by fine of not more than
$2,000 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year, or by both fine
and imprisonment.
Low Level Force - CORRECT ANSWER-Low level force is a level of force or
control that is neither likely nor intended to cause injury.
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